Palliative care in stroke [4]

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-96

  Le, Brian H C ^a   Pisasale, Maria ^a   Watt, James ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STROKE;

EID: 40449108884     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307085082     Document Type: Letter

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